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tittered community invariab l y feels towards its con q uerors. Thus the utmost advantage, if advantage it can be called, which this country will reap, will be to prove its superior powers, and to show that twenty millions of Britons are stronger than a few hundred thousaads of French Cana elians. For this worthless gratification of national vanity, is it consistent with your feelings of justice—is it in accordance with your notions of morality—does it agree with your duties as Christian men, to plunge into all the horrors of civil strife. Remember ! an unjust war is the greatest of crimes ! The despots and the tyrant! of the earth have too often repeated, with impunity, those crimes against huma nity. Will you, a free and powerful nation, sanction by your *conduct similar outrages, by engaging in an unholy struggle :against a people who feel themselves aggrieved, and that they ought to be free ? To this I reply, as I think every Briton oaght to reply, with an indignant negative. The Hon. Ba ronet, who was loudly and vehemently cheered throughout, concluded by moving the third resolution. Mr. JOHN CRAWFORD then came forward to second the re -3„ lotion. He would only address a few words to them by way of a statement of figures. He wanted to show them what they 'were joing to fight about, or rather what they were about to lee dragged into an unjust war for. He must chiefly trust to ;nig menaory, for he had no idea that he was to take ;any part in the discussion of this meeting until a short t i me ago.—( Hear, hear.) He would speak first on the m otter of commerce. Some people, no doubt, fancied Ca nada' was & productive colony ; he would show then som ethin g to the reverse, They were suffering an annual loss now, as great as the whole capital that was employed in the tr ade of * Canada.—at Hear, hear.) , Our North American Colonies al together co sa einert at tins moment a population nearly the same , exclusive ecslaees and foreigners, which the population of the United State s did, when it commenced its contest with us, one million and a half of people, and the greater number of the people were nearly in the same state of mind that the American population was, some seventy years of our British and Irish ex ago. The total amoun t aorts to all those Colonies put together, made just 000,000/. sterling. The share of Lower Canada, against he liberties of which they were to engage in an unjust 'arfare, would make, according to his calculation, enethine about 600,000./. He believed that men. ants Would be tolerably satisfied, if from this 0,0001. they could gain a profit of ten per cent. ( Hear, hear)—that would be 60,000/. a year. There were v in the Canadian trade 800 ships, the total tonnage of ch was 220,000. They were the very worst description of ,s, because, when they were very bad and unfit for any e. trade, they were immediately put into the Canadian e for the purpose of carrying out white sieves bringing home the worst timber in the whole world ?ear, hear)--and what did they pay for that timber? oing to 1831, the public documents showed that we paid union and a half more than we should do ware it not o monopoly enjoyed by the Canadians : that mono vas of no advantage to the Canadians—it was only vantage to the Lumberers, who were the most ed of the whole community. One of the present rs, Mr. P. Thomson had said that it would be butter satioi, to pay the million and a half to the 2,000 tons 'rig engaged in the Canada trade, and let them cruise ore in the Channel. The Military and Civil Govern -aarlda cost t 300,00001 and the people of Canada were zed. They were taxed to the amount of 174,0001. 01. ; while the whole thirteen states, before they their allegiance, paid only 31,0001. From )1. to n 0,000,000/. had been expended on the and naval and military establishments in that and forth American Colonies cost US annually two or ns. It was for this we are called upon to go to war 'Fy wished to say a few words. In MIL when n Conwitution was under consideration, the Whigs, Mr. Fee, had supported those very claims Canadians now made.---( Hear. hear.) Who es no:v.—(;fear.) It would stem that what rroeg in 1 7 91 was polit;callv right in 1837. t should be remembered that the Radica:s were crone ir. this count - y, and it would not be so this country into an unjust war. —( Cheers. ) a —if they carried on this war they would be •all out the Militia. Now he would suppose wo-Line, man bring called on to serve, be re sked his objections ; he says merely, I lines giving hit reas.ons. He (Mr. Duffy) on, and on being asked why lie won't r is a simple and a slime one—" Because he being represented." This was no imaginary 7 near bias a person who gave a similar asked for his taxes (Mr. W. Lovett) The Per in their own hands, if thee would only trs.) he (louse of Commons might make a point beyond human endurance to which it them. ---( Hear, hear.) There was a would 'lilac to ask any Hon. Gentleman ‘lember of the Leeislatute, and he would acted Chairman himself. There were ling for power in the House of Commons ; of whom be (Mr. Flume) was tinguished leaders.—( Cheers.) The ing to obtain a greater share of power were, however, so unfortunately placed, ime strange fatality over them, which ttion many of the acts of a weak '.—( Hear, hear.) They had dragged tae, until at last they were confounded 'ere Whigs or Radicals.---( Cheers.) gin question to any Member of the oppose Lord John Russell were to the House of Commons, declaring extremit:ea the war against Lower •ed to give their sanction to that ? apport the Whigs., and believe them people?—( Hear. bear.) Such he called en the Members of -e present to give an answer t would be in such a case ? so years had been such as to shake n all public men.—( Hear, hear. ) Wakley said they could squeeze hut a plain honest course would Whigs and Tories, instead of th they had hitherto pursued. ide and seek and hunt the se of Commons. —( Laughter. ) shout Ireland, and they (imposed ( Hear, hear.) There was no • themselves to be dragged istry. Where was Leporello d laughter.) Was be (as we '.he war in Canada ?—( Hear, r. D.) had seen the Hon. ord John Russell since the lutions respecting Canada. e'er support the man who er he was right or wrong. net and define the course of n the House of Commons ; 'enty of them, still, by act letermined manner, they out at once.--( Hear. ) iy be secured, and he had nurse was to be adopted, He trusted that he should question, and that the neith a party who pur . Gene' leman had asked ted a Ojstinct answer ; never supported the a hear, nei cheers.) hem when he ,thought He never meanst to )—but he would ask, ate against a meas'Ve y badmen ?—( Lotad pose the Whig Mi they exercised the and for the benefit is answer ; and he tad done. had been put by elf he would say Deals out plainly. tad no hesitation as a party. .But acted some good had given then tasures which hue Poor-law Bill-) he had been so ''ord John Ru s them again. - two evils ; for ate of Ireland. now how the t round their 'e to do what do, because as regarded pport every Tory, but if uld get no 'owed by - a carriedtd ion, said letain ed, all detail , y them '1 hands ed most and, if wed ol`c , ercing d not ag the atend , but ime, neat sere at the sla -3.) ny ar ly .) St blasted, and that the Democracy of Canada, like the Demo cracy of the world, might be triumphant. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. Mr. PROUT said he would content himself with moving that petitions to both Houses of Parliament be prepared in ac cordance with the resolutions, and presented. Mr. CHAPMAN seconded the resolution. They were now fully aware of the greater part of the grievances under which Canada laboured. The Government of Canada had for years been trying to raise the people to their present position, but he trusted their machinations would be frustrated, and fall upon themselves. The resolution was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said places would be appointed at which the petition might be signed, and he trusted it would be nu merously signed. —( Cheers.) [An individual in the crowd here called out, " Mr. Chairman, will you remonstrate with the Press?"] The Chairman—l wish the Press to be unshackled, whatever course it takes.—( Cheers.) But public opinion will control the Press. Mr. CRAWFORD moved the following resolution : That the thanks of this Meeting are eminently due, and are hereby given to John Temple Leader, Esq., M.P. for this City, for the sincerity, zeal, and ability he has displayed in defending the just rights and interests of the Canadian and British people ; and this Meeting deem it their duty to declare, that the disinterested and patriotic eonduct he has displayed, on this and on every occa sion is: which the happiness and liberty of his country are con cerned—when viewed in connexion with the base attempts to asperse his character by sordid and unprincipled tools of the cor rupt factions, both Whig and Tory—should raise him still higher in popular esteem, but especially in that of the enlightened electors of Westminster. Mr. PROCT, in seconding the resolution, said that he felt the greatest pleasure in doing so, because it bad been said that Mr. Leader's conduct upon the Canadian question was displeasing to his constituents. Now there was no act of his (Mr. Prout's) life of which he was prouder than that he had introduced Mr. Leader to Westminster.— (Cheers.) From the time that he began to suspect Sir F. Burdett and Sir J. Hobhouse, he was looking out for some one to supersede them, and he never rested until he got in Mr. Leader.—( Hear, hear, hear.) It was a great triumph to get in Colonel Evans.—(Cries of " Where is he to day?") But the triumph was not complete until they gave him Mr. Leader for a colleague.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Prout) felt quite assured that the electors of Westminster fully concurred with him, and approved of his conduct on the Canadian question and every other. Mr. HU could not allow that resolution to pass, without bearing his sincere testimony to the conduct of his Hon. Friend upon all occasions, especially when the affairs of Ca nada were under discussion. On all occasions he displayed his attachment to the liberties not only of the Canadians, but of the British people. The resolution was then passed by acclamation. Mr. LRADER said he rose to think them, though it was difficult for him to exoress to them in suitable terms the gratitude which he felt for . the great and unmerited mark of confidence and respect which had just been paid to him. As for the attacks that had been made ow him by the Whig and Tory Press—he gloried in them, for they only proved that he had done his duty by the people —(Great cheering.) If they had ceased to at tack him, he would have been afraid that he was not doing right, or that he was doing sontethiog that met their approval. He thanked them most sincerely for this mark of their confi dence. and he begged to assure them that the only object of his public life was to do good to his country, and the only re ward which he required was the good opinion of his fellow citizens. Mr. Tuner then moved the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Hume for his proper and dignified conduct in the Chair. Mr. CLgave would answer a question that had been asked, in order to prove to the gentlemen of the Press, that the working classes knew something about the real or actual state of Canada. He bad been there in 1813, on board of the Success, and he could state that the men were frozen to death on the lower deeke, and Winter did not cea'e till May. If the Morning Chronide was correct, that the Guards were in ex taeies at going out to Canada, he ( Mr. Cleave) would wish them joy of their camprign.—( Cries of " Hear, hear, hear.") Much had been said of the venality of the Daily Press, but if thee wished to have a really independent Press, let every nook and corn'r in the kingefom send forward petitions to the Legislature for the repeal of the penny stamp.--(Cries of " Hear. hear.") That was the legitimate way to accom plish their object. It was a well authenticated fact that in a certain Morning Newspeper Office, with which they were all well acquainted, the question had been three day- in debate —what side they should take on Canadian affairs. One day they were not in possession •of sufficient data—on the second day they were overrun with matter—and the third, the mountain groaned and brought forth a mouse.—(Groans and laughter.) Now, that paper---(Cries of " the Tap-tub, Tap-tub")--he knew to be conducted by a gentleman and scholar, and. therefore, he hoped most sincerely that tile article produced in that paper this day had not been written by him. The editor of that paper had been accustomed to censure the uneducated men who take part in politics for the use he charged them with making of declamation; yet here was an article on a vitally important nuestion, made up of mere assertion, and an extract from the " Working Men'A Address to the People of the United .Kingdom, on the War with Canada , " with a r e commendation to read " A few Words on Canada," by a Briefless Barrister, by the way.—( Laughter.) Let the people of England come forward and pledge themselves to ad vocate the cause of the Canadians—let them awaken from their sloth, and they would soon obtain the repeal of the stamp duties.—( Cheers.) Let the people only respect themselves —let them support those only who were their friends, and the Press would soon support them.—( Cheers.) Mr. Cleave concluded by moving the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The CWUItMAN briefly returned thanks, and the meeting, after giving three cheers for the Canadians, broke up. The large room at the Crown and Anchor, which is calcu lated to hold about 4,000, was completely crammed, and thousands went away being unable to gain admittance. The following letter was addressed by Colonel Evans to the Secretary of the Committee, but it was not read at the Meeting : " Bryanston-squre, Jan. 4. " SIR,--I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt o your letter, written to me at the desire of the Westminster Re. form Society, and inviting my attendance at a public meeting to he held this day at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, to peti tion Parliament regarding the insurrection in Canada. " Parliament, every one knows, is convened to meet little more than a week hence—earlier than at any former period— for the express purpose of laying before the Legislature and the country the whole of the information in the hands of Go vernment, and for an exposition of the views and intended policy of Government thereon. 1 therefore lament to be obliged to say, that to seize on the short intermediate period fur an expression of opinion necessarily founded on es parte or imperfect information appears to me to be unbecoming, in evitably calculated to prejudge a grave question, and not less so to impair and compromise utterly the weight and influence in the State which ought to belong to the constituency of this great city. " But I should have been still anxious to obey the wishes so respectfully expressed to sue, were it not that since the receipt of your letter I understand an advertisement has appeared stating, not that this meeting is assembled for the purpose of considering the affairs referred to, but for that of at once pro nouncing the Ministry guilty of a series of tyrannical proceed ings, and, in fact, of holding out the the most direct encou ragement to an armed resistance against the national forces. " I have not arrived at those startling conclusions, and must decline, therefore, being a party to a meeting whose sole and avowed object is that of passing such resolutions. " Whether impolicy shall be attributable to Government, or whether (which I think quite as likely) the colonists may have been ill advised in their mode of seeking reform, unwar ranted in some of their demands, or in their resort to arms, , remains to be proved ; but I feel quite certain that the Reform I Society, for whom I have sincere respect, are premature and precipitate, and have been mischievously misled in the present instance. I have the honour to be, &c. " DE L. EVANS. " To Mr. West, Hon. Sec. West. Reform Society." WAR IN UPPER CANADA. (From the Journal of Commerce, Dec. 13.) CAPTURE OF TORONTO BY THE INSURGENTS, If the news received yest.-rday from tipper Canada is to be relied on, the Governor of that province, Sir Francis Head, counted too strongly upon the loyalty of the inhabitants, when, in answer to an application from the Governor of Lower Ca nada, inquiring what portion of the regular troops in the Up per Province could be spared if necessary, he laconically re plied—" All." As a matter of fact, we believe nearly every man of them is now in the Lower Province, battling against the French Canadians. In the mean time, if report speaks truly, the disaffected in the Upper Province hare taken ad vantage of the absence of the troops from their immediate vi cinity, and made a dash upon Toronto, which they have cap tured. Such, at any rate, is the tenor of the advices received yesterday ; and we confess there is, to our mind, an appssar ance of truth in them. It will be observed that the report of a large body of insurgents being collected near Toronto comel to us by way of Oswego, on Lake Ontario, while that of the actual capture of the town comes by way of Buffalo, on Lake Erie, and also by way of Lewiston. We annex such particu lars as have reached us. " Commercial Herald-office, Oswego, Dec. 7, Seven o'Clock P. N. " The schooner Willet, Captain M'Cumber, has just come into our harbour from Belleville, Upper Canada. Captain IM•Curnber states that a Government express passed through Belleville yesterday, with intelligence that the patriots had assembled, and were in arms in the vicinity of Toronto, to the number of 5,000, headed by M'Kenzie, Bidwell, and Parker. Full credit was given to this intelligence at Belleville. " The Campbells are coming.' " (From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, Dec. 7.) TORONTO IN POSSESSION OF THE PATRIOTS. The following letter, addressed to Mr. David M. Day, was received last evening. We understand that its statements have been confirmed by a letter irom the cashier of one of the banks at Toronto. It strikes us as being somewhat singular, if Sir Francis is pent up in the manner represented, that he should be allowed to send off an officer to drum up for volun teers, or that the Patriots should tyke the trouble to require him to dismiss the Parliament, and allow the people to elect a Legislative Council, at the same time that they have upset l the Government of Sir Francis, and require him to leave the country within two weeks. If these statements are true, it TILE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1838. would seem that there is no disposition to throw off the Queen's Government, but that the Patriots would be content if they could get rid of the Parliament and Sir Francis Head, and have the privilege of electing the Legislative Council. This would, however, be tantamount to independence, and might perhaps be obtained from Great Britain without any great difficulty. " Queenston, Dec. 6, 1837. " DEAR write you in great haste, to inform you of what, at least to us, is interesting and important. " Capt. Whitney has just arrived from Toronto, which place he states, was attacked yesterday by the Radicals, and taken. " The Governor and all the officials are pent up in the market-house. Many buildings were burnt, some lives lost, and many taken prisoners. " The Captain was sent here by the Governor to drum up volunteers, but he has succeeded in getting very few. The Loyalistslltake v kill not at otgleenaesrt this fall, generally turn out, and but little figh tin g Drill in Upper Canada. " The Patriots require from the Governor that he shall dis raise the Parliament, allow thepeople to elect the Legislative Council, and that he should leave the country within two weeks." (From the Telegraph and Advocate Extra.) ATTACK ON THE CITY OF TORONTO. " Lewiston, Dec. 6, 1837. We have received the following communication from a source entitled to the utmost confidence : " Sir,—The steamboat Traveller, Captain Whitney, ar rived at Niagara this morning, at 7 o'clock, from Toronto, which place he left four hours before. The boat, with a de putation, was despatched by the Governor for volunteers from this district, to the immediate aid of the Government and to return forthwith. The reformers of the home district, it is said, reached Toronto the night before last in great numbers (3,000), when volunteers in behalf of the Government were called to oppose their coming into the city, when a running fire took place. Colonel Moodie , la te of th e 104th, was shot dead, and others ; besides a number of prisoners were taken, among whom are Archibald M.Donald (sheriff of Gore dis trict) and Colonel Wells. " Sheriff Jarvis's house and others wore fined an d burnt. The Governor and his Couneil are in Market-square. James Brown and 300 volunteers are in the fort. Mr. Speaker M'Nab, with 80 volunteers, reached the city yesterday. Colo nel W. Chisholm is expected to day from Oakville, with the volunteers he can get in aid of the Government, and from Whitby a few yeomanry cavalry are looked for. " The Reformers have at their council Dr. John Rolph, and others of high standing. Three flags of truce were sent )es terday to the Government with the following terms : " 1. To dissolve the present Parliament. "2. Grant an elective Legislative Council. "3. That the Governor leave the province in two weeks." " Queenston, Upper Canada, Dec. 6. " P. S. While Is; rite, the militia are ordered to meet forth with at Niagara. It is thought that but few will attend the muster 1 " STILL LATER. " Six o'Clock.—The Traveller left this afternoon with 100 volunteers, under the command of Daniel Nl.Dougall, who was a Lieutenant in the militia at the battle of Queenstun. The steamer Transit is lying off in the Bay of Toronto, with the family of the Governor and the public munitions. The militia are assembled at Niagara. Apprehensions are felt of an attack upon the town to-night, and preparations are making fur defence." (Correspondence of the Albany Argus.) Lewiston (Niagara County), Dec. 6, 11 o'clock at night. " Dear Sir,—Presuming you will be desirous of obtaining the latest information in relation to the revolutionary move ments in Upper Canada, I have forwarded by this day's mail a slip from the office of the Telegraph, printed in th:s village, which contains all that is yet known here on the subject. The Canadian population appear to be in a very high state of excitement, and a seeret organization, for the purpose of effecting a revolution, seems to have been going on in every part of the province, totally unkiown to the Government. " Many individu ale of the highest standing are engaged in this rovolutionary movement, and there is little doubt of its extending, in a very short period, throughout the whole extent of the upper province. The Government is entirely destitute of regular troops, and have to rely on the loyal inhabitants for aid, and they form a very small part of the population. I presume they will not be able long to contend against a people who are determined to be free." " In consequence of the interruption of the communication between the two provinces, we are dependent for the latest in telligence from the lower province upon the mail throueh Ver mont. We have been principally indebted to your paper for the latest intelligence. ( From the Montreal Herald, Dec. 7.) Reports were current in town yesterday that about three hundred Americans have joined Papineau, and that more were hourly expected. Dr. Robert Nelson, of this cit), is said to be in the neighbourhoOd of Fort Covington raising men. We have received a letter from Vaudiuil, dated the 22d. ultimo, with a postscript dated the Ist inst. owing to the ,writer's ii. ability to send it by pest. It mentions that about :100 men are riding about the country spreading terror and threateeing vengeance, and brutally ill-using all those who hesitate to juin them in their rebellious enterprise. The Bri tish, who arc loyal, knowing what they have to expect from such characters, have united to a man for mutual defence, and h.,ve removed their families. (Correspondence of the Albany Daily Advertiser.) A correspondent at Lewist on, under date of the 6th inst., writes—" Alarm bells are now ringing at Niagara, and it is reported that 1,500 Radicals, on their march, arc within four miles of Niagara." We have information, in which we place confidence, that M. Papineau has gone into the state of Maine, or more probably into the disputed territory, where he it endeavouring to raise volunteers by promises of land and plunder.—Coninierciu Advertiser. (From the Journal of Commerce, Dec. 14.) LATEST FROM UPPER CANADA. TORONTO RETAKEN BY THE LOYALISTS. It appears that the immediate cause of the explosion in Up per Canada was an attempt on the part of the Government to arrest Mr. M'Kenzie, one of the leaders of the Liberal or Ra dical party, on a charge of treason and sedition. The Burlington Sentinel, extra, of the Bth of December , contains the proclamation of Lord Gosford , authorizing the e xecution of martial law in the district of Montreal. The proclamation is dated en the sth inst. On the envelope of the slip is w ritten, " Papineau's wife died, Thursday." In the skirmish near Missiskuoy Bay, on the 6th inst., M. Buchet, the editor of the Quebec Liberal, a talented and spi rited patriot leader, was severely wounded and taken prisoner. In this skirmish the insurg ents lost their two field pieces, and several men killed or missing. (From the Bu f falo Daily Journal, extra.) Friday, Dec. 8, 7 o'clock, p.m• We have been favoured with a copy of a letter, of the date of December 7, from Toronto, which states that at the time of writing the letter (about noon) the Government forces were engaged with the patriots, about two miles from the city of Toronto, from which place they had been driven. The express who brought the letter, further states, that he came out of the city with the trcops, and that before he passed them three rounds had been fired upon the rebels. Another letter from Toronto states, that there were then in Toronto, in the opinion of the writer, at least twenty Royalists to one patriot. This we doubt much, however. From all information that we have gleaned, we consider this movement of the Reformers not only ill-timed, but also ex ' tremely ill-managed. Had they pushed ahead, immediately after taking possession of Toronto, there would have been little opposition of moment to them in the Upper Provinee• Some of the Royal militia would not obey the Government or ders to turn out, and few volunteered, such was the general panic. When it was found, however, that the Patriots were, from some cause, remaining inactive, their fears were dis pelled, and numerous reinforcements were obtained. Mr. Mackenzie, we now learn, commanded the Reformers i n person. We have also before us a Proclamati o n by Sir F. B. Head, which is full of Royal expressions, and praise of the bravery, o wosLasanciaymi accomplices en e umware a pp:hl Laocraceeorwtsodu .Mackenzie, ff iannit e hn:d r dsoe apprehend:aw a anaji ldne r l fds e rrsd w eeefieen a l reward pardon aerl &c., of the Royalist volunteers. and o o f `` delivero e thousan djusticepounds It li t i o n j a a n nl y r h or dy u t ohd n uni, d ps rwoeptidrolul public justice u tai n gssoe d ieNr s .FveDlin t ec o nettv:oil a idea n extr y G,:yei o pbao n tnsf e odhitie w h, tehhooi or they Anci a shall hlalvbeuctote leaderspersonmhmittedinahbiosvoewnnamed ctohnetienrunens the e of mur der or arson." pro clamation, " who have been seduced to join to obey the laws, and to live henceforward as goo d his subjects—and they will find the Government o f t h eir rebellion, are herby called to their duty to their natural . dQ er u e e i e g n n-- as of " this repulse will b e , i t i s difficult to faithful ind N u v l h g a e t nt t a h s e it e i ff s . , o j n u t st. conjecture. Our opinion is, however, that it will retard, but not entirely prevent, the revolutionary moveme nts o f t he disaffected. (From the St. Lawrence Republican, extra.) OGDENSBUSGII, Friday evening, DEC 8. The steam-boat, Kingston, arrived, express, at Prescot, bringing important intelligence of the first blow for liberty having been struck in the upper province. An attempt was made to arrest Mr. Mackenzie for treason or sedition, by the , with the loss of a officers of the Government, supported by the mili t i a, when the people arose in their might and released the prisoner, an d dis comfi coloneltte d t the myrmidons militia, a and df five men irresponsible k ikilled, dp,o andwe a captain r and several men wounded. We have the report from authentic sources that the Glen g. erry Militia , whose co lonels p roffered their r egirn enta to L or d G, ssford, have to a man refused to march, and, it is said, cooled the erdour of some of their ultra-royal officers by an immersion in the St. Lawrence. The tri-coleured flrg was hoisted at Chippewa ( Upper Canada) yesterday, as we have been informed.._- B uffalo Journal. Families from Canada are dying in consternatio n from the seat of war, .aod are settling down among us. Th e men, both Loyalists and Patriots, seem resolved to stay and abide the issue. The roads in every direction are guarded, and the first salutation a traveller to the provinces meets with is, Stand." —Franklin .Republican. (From the Montreal Courier, Dec. 8.) MILITARY MOVEMENTS. —On Wednesday last a company of the Royale, wider Captain Mayne, left town for St. j o h n , , , to reinforCe the garrison in that place ; and yesterday three com panies of the 05th, under Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh es , were despatched ire the same direction. Four companies• of the 32d, and a detachment of the Royal Artillery, with two guns, returned to town in the John Bull, yesterday morning, from the brigade under Colonel Gore. The remainder of the brigade, we understand, will remain for the present in pccupation of St. Denis, and the other villages on the Richelieu. The whole brigade does not appear to have marched on Monday to St. Ilyaciethe. The reception of those who did is stated to have been quite pacific, though their march, so far as the finding of the fugitives was con cerned, was ineffectual. The funeral ef Lieutenant Weir is to take place, we learn, this day. The procession will move from his late residence near the steam-mill at 2 r.st. We have understood that it is intended for the several volunteer battalions to render a last tribute of respect to the deceased by taking part in the pro cession. Since our last the following new prisoners have been com mitted to gaol, viz., Ameable Donais, Gideon Pinsoneau, and Joseph Pinsoneau, of the parish of Blairtindie; J. S. La Roque, of Ri.aud ; Bonaventure Viger , J. B . Senecal, J. B. Lafontaine, Louis Charbonneau, Joseph Laudry de Grandie, Julien Reynier, Michel Arguel, and David Leaun. Three of the above, we believe the three first named are of the number of those concerned in the murder of Chartrand. These, and six others, were brought to town yesterday in the Princess Victoria, under a guard from St. John's. One other Was brought up from St. Denis in the John Bull. A very exaggerated idea, we believe, is current as to the extent to which the operation of martial law is to effect the administration of justice in the district. The proclamation expressly limits its application to the suppression of treason and revolt, and we have good authority for saying that the rumoured extension of it to all offences has no foundation in law or fact. (From the Quebec Gazette, Dec. 6. ) The events in Canada begin to excite the attention of the American papers. The New York Express and the Boston Atlas have been deceived by their correspondents, who were among the conspirators against the Government under which they lived. They will be undeceived by the declarations of the native American citizens in Canada, and by all the honest and respectable Americans who have visited Canada. The aggression, in this instance, is on the part of the rebels, who have been wicked and foolish enough to involve the peaceable inhabitants of the country in a contemplated revolution, which they had not the means of effecting, and for which the people are not prepared. (From the Albany Argus.) We understand that a communication has been addressed by the Secretary of State of the United States, by direction of the President to the Governor of this State, requesting his at tention to any movements growing out of the present contest in the Canades that may violate the laws of the United States, passed to preserve the relations of amity with foreign powers, and fulfil the obligations of our treaties with them, and re questing also his prompt interference to arrest the parties con cerned, if any preparations are made of a hostile nature aeainst any foreign power in amity with the United States. Similar communications have been addressed to the Executives of Ver mont .r al nehigan, and to the district attornies and mar shals of those States and of this. (From the Journal of Commerce, Dec. 15.) LATEST FROM UPPER CANADA. The annexed statement, from the Buffalo Commercial Ad vertiser of the 9th inst., conuitis the latest advices from To ronto, which, it will he seen, are anything but favourable to the insurgents. It does not appear that at any time they had possession of the town. " BUFFALO. SATURDAY, 4 P.M. "TO THE EDITORS OF THE DAILY COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER " Gentlemen,—Having arrived here last evening from Toronto (which place I left yesterday morning), and being surprised at the statement here, I take the liberty of giving you the facts, as I am acquainted with everything that has taken place there within the last few days. " The first symptoms of disturbance at Toronto occurred on Monday evening, when it was discovered by the burning of Dr. Thorn's house, and by several who had been taken pri soners and escaped, that the rebel*, to a considerable number, armed with rifles, spears, &c., and headed by Mackenzie, had advanced to within two miles end a half of the city, purposing as they have since declared, to take the city, rob the basks, and set it on fire. 6' But the citizens by this time being alarmed, armed them selves as they best could, and advanced to meet them, upon which the rebels retreated back to Yonge-street, as far as Montgomery's, about five miles nut, and there trade their head-quarters. It must be understood that 'Toronto was at this time in a defenceless condition, the whole of the troops having left some time for Lower Canada. Orders were immediately issued by proclamation, from the Adjutant-General's office, for the Militia to assemble under their Colonels, ani a call made on all the loyal men to assemble for the defence of the Queen, country, and Con• stitution,' and nobly was the call responded to. Old and young flocked to the standard of their country by hundreds. Steam-beats were sent off to Hamilton and Niagara for the Militia and Volunteers. The Hon. Speaker M'Nab (after wards the commander) left Hamilton at the head of about 200 volunteers, on board the steam-boat Burlington, on Wed nesday morning, and Colonel Chisholm, with as ninny Militia, a f ly hours after, in a schooner. " Companies of men from Oakville, Whitby, Scarborough, and other neighbouring towns, were continually arri'.ing, and on Thursday morning upwards of 4,000 stand of arms had been given out. The troops intended to go in search of the rebels, and, consisting of about 2,000 men, having all been marshaled, and reviewed by the Governor, were led out about 10 o'clock by him in person up Yonge-street, where it was said, the rebels, in force, were waiting for us, and with whom we came up at about 12 o'clock at Muntgonier's tavern, their , head-quarters. " They there rppeared to be in considerable numbers, amounting to between 500 and 700 men, but from their ill chosen position, it was soon evident they could not make any effectual resistance; and upon several shots being fired upon them from two small brass field-pieces, they left the house and read, a part of them taking up a position in the woods on our left, the others retreating back and to the right. " Our first company, consisting of old soldiers, were imme diately sent to dislodge the enemy from the wood, which they did in gallant style in about 15 minutes, killing about 30, and wounding and taking prisoners a proportionable number. We followed them about two miles, but Mackenzie and the great - number of his party got off, by scattering and taking to the woods, and from our want of a sufficient number of cavalry, it was thought useless to follow them, they being completely, and for the peace of society, it is ►o be hoped, effectually routed. We were ordered back to the city, where we arrived about 5 o'clock, amidst the warm congratulations and joyful acclamations of the population, who consider themselves now free from any further molestation from Mr. Mackenzie and his murderous and lawless gang. " The Niagara Volunteers (of which I was one) having left home, many of them without an hour's warning, and quite nnprovided in purse or otherwise, and alarmed for the safety of their own homes (for, amongst other reports, it was said 200 men were coming from Buffalo to take the place), desired and obtained leave from his Excellency to return, which they did per Transit of yesterday morning, greeted by their friends and several hundred of the Militia, who were prepared to leave with the Britannia, to join them. " P. S.—Every thing was quiet when I left Toe-onto, except the bustle caused by the continued arrival of Militia and Vo lunteers, who were hailed with pleasure, not that they were expected to he needed, but because of the loyalty and attach :tient to the Government their ready offer of assistance had evinced.-_I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, " ANGUS WLEOD." STILL LATER, FIVE F.M. The cars have just arrived. There is nothing further from Toronto. People are in arms on both sides of the river. The ferry-boats are either entirely stopped, or all the passengers strictly examined. (Correspondence of the Albany Evening Journal.) " Rochester, Saturday, Dec. 9. " A rumour has just reached this city, that the steam-boat Traveller (which was in the employ of the Colonial Govern ment) has been burned at Niagara. She was to have been sent to Kingston on Thursday, as I learn ; but if she was burnt, as a matter of course she did not go. " It is further rumoured (and I have it from a source on which I can rely) that Messrs. Bidwell, Rolph, and M‘Kenzie are at Lewiston. The Governor has offered 5001. for the appre hension of the two former, and 1,000/. for the latter. The Toronto affair was not so serious as at first reported. But I have no time now for further particulars, as the mail is wa iting.—Yours, bec." IMPORTANT. Office of the Commercial Advertiser, Dec. 16, 9 A.M. LATER FROM THE CANADAS. By themail of this morning we have received the following:— LOWER CANADA. " Montreal, Saturday, Dec. 16. '• The only additional intelligence to what appears in this rnsrning's Herald, that I have heard, I subjoin. " The Varennes arrived this morning with six prisoners on board. Among the number are Pierre Amiot, M. P. P. for Vercheres, and Dr. Alphonso Gauvin, of Montreal, for the apprehension of whom one hundred pounds each was offered by the Governor. All State prisoners have been transferred from the civil to the military authorities, and those who were in the new gaol have been removed to the old one. The preliminaries for their trials are being completed, after which they will all pa-s through the ordeal of trial by martial law. I have not learned when the troops will leave for the Grand Brule, but think it will be about Monday. The accounts trom that neighbourhood represent the rebels as fully determined to fight till the last for their, as they say, independence. They are very numerous, well armed, and are being well organised. I think there is little doubt but that they will make a very fierce resistance, but I have no doubt they will be defeated. We have no fear of the general result. We think our volunteers are sufficient to put down all rebellion. Had the troops been defeated at St. Charles, I have not the least doubt but that the Canadians of Montreal would have butchered all of British origin. ( From the Montreal Transcript of Dec. 9.) On Thursday morning a party of the St. John's volunteers, under the orders of Lieutenant Macdonald, brnight into town three of the wretches who so wantonly and barbarously mur dered Chartrand. They had also six other prisoners, charged with political offences, who were all safely lodged for military custody, in the late House of Industry. " Later in the day the John Bull steamer arrived from Sorel, having on board a part of the troops which left Mon treal under the command of the Hon. Colonel Gore. They brought up one prisoner, an old man of the name of Bourgeois, who, if not assisting., ass at all events present, at the murder of Lieutenant Weir. _ _ About half-past 4 o'clock in the afternoon of thf, same d3y all the state prisoners were delivered from the gaol into the custody of the military guard, and marched into the city. They were lodged in the late House of Industry (oid gaol)•. The rebels from St. Eustache are stated to have sawed through the trnbers of one arch of the bridge built by s!r Porteous, and communicAting from that disturbed district with the Island of Montreal. No part of the bridge has been removed ; but it is in that state:, that should artillery, or - , ammunition, or any heavy load attempt to pass, it wouta probably be precipitated into the rapids. Such was at all . events the intention of the operators. (From the Montreal Herald of Dec 9.) The remains of the late Lieutenant Weir, of her Majesty's 32d Regiment, were yesterday interred with the usual military honours. All the ward and volunteer associations joined in the procession, four deep, which was certainly the most nu merous we ever saw in this country. The West Ward volunteers under the command of Lieute -1 nant-Colonel Maitland, lined the main street of the Quebec suburb, leaning on their arms reversed. The bands of the 32d and Royal Regiments headed the procession, playing the solemn and appropriate dead-march. The pall was borne by officers of the 32d Regiment, behind whom were Sir John Colborne and every officer in the city who was not then on duty. Lieutenant Weir was in the 29th year of his age. It is impossible to state how many indisiduals attended the fune ral, but they must have numbered 7,000 or 8,000. The shops and counting-houses in the city were closed from one to three o'clock. The windows of the houses in the streets through which the procession passed, down to Queen's-square, were crowded with females. The Rev. Mr. Esson officiated at the burying-ground, and in beautiful language which found a response in every breast, alluded to the untimely fate of this gallant young officer. The interment took place in the military portion of the Scotch burying-ground in Queen- street. We are indebted to Mr. Wilson, of the News Room, for the following copy of an express received from Mr. Peirce, of St. John's. Gagnon, who is reported as killed, was one cf those for whose apprehension a reward of 100/. was recently offered. On Wednesday evening, as the rebels, under the com mand of the famous Gagnen were returning from Swanton, whither they had been for the purpose of procuring arms, they were attacked by - a party of the Mississquoi volunteers at Moore's Corner, about two miles from Mississquoi Bay. " The result of the attack was the complete defeat of the rebel ; Gagnon and four or five others were killed, seven or eight were taken prisoners, together with two pieces of brass cannon, forty stand of arms, two waggons with baggage, &c., and four casks of powder. The volunteers had but one hour previous to the attack received their arms. They did not wait for the proper distribution of them, but broke open the cases and immediately went out to meet the rebels. " An express reached St. John's with letters to the Hon. Robert Jones, stating the above facts, at 6 p.m. last evening. This messenger says the opinion was current that Dr. Cote was with the party, but had the good luck to escape. " Felix L'Hussier, son of the seigneur of Varennes, was yesterday committed to prison on the charges of high treason and threatening to murder Mr. Pinette." LATEST AND MOST IMPORTANT. Lord Gosford has issued a proclamation, offering 2,000 dol lars for the discovery and apprehension of the murderers of Lieutenant Weir. Free Press Office, Burlington, Dec. 12. Appearances now warrant the belief that the Canada war is at an end for the present. We hare good reason for believing that there is at the present moment no embodied armed force in the Lower Province in opposition to the Goveimnent. During the past week the troops have passed through the dis tui bed diwict without opposition, visiting St. Denis, St. Charles, and St. Hyacinth, burning the property of Nelson and other ohm_ sious The gathering at the Lake of Two Mountains, it is also said, has dispersed. The proclamation of martial law in the district of Montreal, and the offer of large rewards for the arrest of the leading patriots, have driven a large number across the line, into the States. Among others, Mr. T. S. Brown arrived at this place on Monday. It is now rendered very certain, that the late movement in Canada was an event not anticipated by the leading radicals, and of course not pro vided for. Thcre seems to have been no concert among the head men. and nothing of that kind of preparation necessary to sustain and carry on a revolutionary movement. M. Papine2u, as we now learn, ha; been in no way cognizant of what has taken place at St. Denis and St. Charles ; and up to the present time his location is not known. UPPER CANADA. _ _ . " The Argus of yesterday contains a letter from Lewiston, dated the Bth inst., in which it is stated that Dr. Morrison, of Toronto, and Mr. Parker, of Hamilton, were in prison at Toronto. The ferry at Queenston was guarded, to prevent the escape of the insurgents, against whom warrants bad been issued. " It was reported at Lewiston that a large body of insur gents was marching from the Western districts to Hamilton. Very doubtful. Mackenzie's delay in attacking Toronto was occasioned by the hope of reinforcements, his original intention of surprising the town being frustrated. " A letter from Rochester says that Messrs. Mackenzie, Rolph, and Bidwell, had arrived at Lewiston. Not men tioned in the letter from that place. " The came letter says that 2,0001. reward hal been off,red for the arrest of Mr. Bidwell. We give no credit this report.', PROCLAMATION BY LORD GOSFORD. PROVINCE OF LOWER CANADA. Whereas there exists in the district of Montreal, a traitor ous conspiracy by a number of persons styling themselves Patriots, for the subversion of the authority of her Majesty, and the destruction of the established Constitution and Go vernment of the said Province ; and whereas the said traitor ous conspiracy has broken out into acts of the most daring and open rebellion ; and whereas such rebellion has very consider ably extended itself, insomuch that large bodies of armed traitors have openly arrayed themselves, and have made, and do still make, attacks upon her Majesty's forces, and lave committed the most horrid excesses and cruelties ; and whereas, in the parts of the said district in which the said conspiracy hath not broken out in open rebellion, large num bers of such persons, so calling themselves patriots, for the execution of such their wicked designs, have planned means of open violence, and formed public arrangements for raising and arming an organized and disciplined force and in fur therance of their purposes, have frequently assembled in great and unusual numbers; and whereas the exertions of the Civil Power are ineffectual for the suppression of the aforesaid traitorous and wicked conspiracy and rebellion, and for the protection of the lives and properties of her Majesty's loyal subjects : And whereas the courts of justice in the said district of Montreal have virtually ceased, from the impossibility of executing any legal process of warrant of arrest therein : Now, therefore, I, Archibald, Earl of Gosford, General-in- Chief, and Captain-General in and over the said province of Lower Canada, by and with the advice and consent of her Majesty's Executive Counsel for this province, have issued orders to Lieutenant-General Sir John Colborne, concerning her Majesty's forces in the same, to arrest and punish all per sons acting, aiding, or in any manner assisting in the said con spiracv and rebellion which now exists in the said district of Montreal, and which have broken out in the most daring and violent attack upon her Majesty's forces, according to martial law, either by death or otherwise, as to them shall seem right and expedient for the punishment and suppression of all rebels in the said districts, of which all her Majesty's subjects in the province are hereby required to take notice. By his Excellency's Command, DALY, Secretary of the Province. Quebec, Dec. 5, 1837. UNITED STATES AND CANADA. ( From the Albany Argus.) We received yesterday from Mr. N. S. Benton, United States district attorney for this judicial district, a letter stating that he had received from the Secretary of State of the United States, a communication, of which the following is an extract : " It is the fixed determination of the President faithfully to discharge, RO far as his power extends, all the obligations of this Government ; and that obligation especially, which re quires that we shall abstain, under every temptation, from in tertneddling with the domestic disputes of other nations. You arc, therefore, earnestly enjoined to be attentive to all move ments of a hostile character, contemplated or attempted, within your district, and to prosecute, without discrimination, all violators of those laws of the United States which have been enacted to preserve with Foreign Powers, and to fulfil the obligations of our treaties with them." The receipt of this communication induced the district at torney to transmit to us for publication sundry papers which he had previously prepared for that purpose, and from which we select the following : " It is deemed not inappropriate, at this time, to give general publicity to some of the provisions of an Act of Con gress, passed April 20, 1818. Any infraction of the provisions of this Act is an indictable offence. " The second section of this Act provides, that if any person shall within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another person to en list or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States with intent to be enlisted or entered in the service of any foreign power, state, colony, district, or people, as a soldier, or as a marine or seaman, &c., every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a high misde meanor, and shall be fined not exceeding 1,000 dollars, and he imprisoned not exceeding three years. This section does not, however, extend to any foreigner transiently within the United States, who may enter on board any armedvessel arriving armed , if the United States tire at peace with the country to which such vessel belongs. 44 The sixth section provides, that if any p erson s h a ll, w i t hi n the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin or set on foot, or provide, or prepare the means for any military ex pedition or enterprise, to he carri e d on f rom t h ence aga inst the territory or dominions of any For e i gn P r i nce or State, or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are at peace, every person s o o ff en di ng s hall be deemed gu ilty of a high misdemeanour, and shall be fined not exceed ing 3,000 dollars, and imprisoned not exceeding three years." UNITED STATES, EXCHANGE, FORIIICIN.-The rates of Exchange on Europe do not vary much from our last reports. On yesterday, which was packet day, 1101 on England was offered ; 311 was given ; and 11* on prime United States Bank Bills was asked. This is a highly promising exhibit of the condition of our foreign debt, and shows that as our crops are going for ward, while our importations are light, that before long we shall he free from the load of European debt, and the balance of trade n 11 be in our favour. EXCHANGE—DOMESTIC.—The exchanges upon the Southern States, whence come crops of cotton, continue to promise to be in a very favourable condition. Our merchants who hava suspended paper in Mississippi feel highly encouraged. Treasury notes, which are used at the south and west for re mittances to this city, there bear a premium, but here they have fallen a little below par—from to ,J 7 discount. The Secretary of the Treaury is now about to come into the market with notes at six per cent. to raise specie. This he will hardly be able to effect now, specie being at a premium, and money worth more than the difference would be. It is remarkable that the rates of exchange on Boston and Phila delphia are but little below our rates on New Orleans. The great irregularity and dissimilarity of the domestic exchanges show how much the country suffers for the want of some great regulator of the exchanges, whose bills should be at par in St, Louis, Portland, Detroit, New York. and New Orleans. SPECIE. —The attempted purchase of specie by the Govern ment with its Treasury drafts. the purchaies by tn, banks, and the demand of it at the Post-offiee, together with the political talk about its superiority to every thing else, now do more than anything else to keep it at a premium. There is no de mand for it.' to ship.' More comes into: - the country than gees out The-packet ships have ceased to take it. As the ex changes fall, it will return upon us. However, it sells at a premium, because it has sold at a premium ; and as yet it has a magic about it, because it will do sonic things paper will nut do. It will pay bonds at the Custom-house, and portages at the Post-office. Thus, while a discrimination is kept up for it, it will have an advantage over paper. It is felling, how ever, every week. We quote American gold at 4 to 44 pre mium; halves and Mexican dollars, 4 to 4i ditto; five-franc pices, 97 to 99 cents.: sovereigns, 5 dollars 2 cents to 5 dol lars S cents; doubloons, 17 dollars; ditto Spanish, 16 dollars to 16 dollars 55 cents. MONEY. —Large sums lay in deposit seeking for investment. Active, quick-sighted, shrewd monied men, are already taking advatage of the low value on many kinds of property, and in vesting their funds in it, so as to enjoy the advantage of a rise when things are restored. Everybody sees that better times are a-head, and there is now a disposition to improve by them when they come. Many hold back, however, to see what - movement will be made in .A.lbany—what the Governor will have to say, and what the Legislature will do. In the mean time there is great timidity. Many capitalists were so bitten by shaving notes, that they are afraid now to trust their money out of sight. The great mass of them wait fur the resumption of specie payments, when, without doubt, enterprise will re some its usual elasticity and etierg. FREIGUTS.—We have no alteration to make. BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS. • BRUSSELS, JAN. 2.—By a decision of the 29th December, 1837, and the let January, 1838, the Budget of the depart ment of the Interior is fixed at 8,137,018 f. 96c. ; the Budget of the department of Foreign Affairs at 721,000 francs. VIENNA, DEC. 24 and 25.—The bulletins of the health of the Archduchess Sophia, are more favourable. The fever has abated, and the St. Antony's fire is subsiding, so that the case may be saidp have taken a favourable turn. HANOVF.R, Dec. 25.—. His Majesty the King is said to be exceedingly grieved at the occurrences at Gottingen. For some days past he has been indisposed, and does not quit his room ; but this indisposition has not been officially noticed. • The extraordinary rigour shown to the seven professors is ascribed to the opinions and advice of K. D. L., at least M. Von Seliele is said deeply to regret that Vie affair, which might perhaps have ended in an amicable manner, should have taken such a turn. A great sensation has been excited here by the publication, on the 23d inst., in the 37th No. of the first division of the collection of the laws, of various laws and treaties between Hanover, Oldenburg, and Brunswick on the one part, and Prussia and the other States of the Commercial League on the other, to promote commercial intercourse, check smuv,- gling, &c. The sensation which these laws and treaties excite is not on account of their contents, but of the circumstance that they have all been concluded without the eo-operation of the Assembly of the States—a significant omen of the future action of the Estates. Every exertion is making for the necessary preliminaries of the Convocation cf the Estates among the projects of law whish will be laid before them, will probably be one to sanction all the laws passed since the intro duction of the Constitution. This at least may be conjec tured, by a passage to that effect in a pamphlet published in London by Roake and Varty—the Hanoverian Constitution Considered —which is said to have been written here under high auspices, by Colonel Fancourt.—.Allyemeine Zeituna, Dec. 31. _ _ _ WARSAW, DEC. 24.—Lieut.-General Golowin, hitherto Military Governor of Warsaw, and at the head of the depart mt.nt of the Interior. leaves us, to take on him the government of Georgia, to which he has been appointed by the Emperor Nicholas. —Frankfort Paper, Jan. 1. iiELG IAN I'UNDS—BRUSsrLit, JAN, 3. Actual Delst ' VA:, per Cent. Rothschild'; Loan, 5 per Cont. Loan of Thirty Millions O3 Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent lOl% Society of Commerce, 4s-.",per Cent 137 Bank of Bulgium, 5 per Cent — National Society Brussels Papers, Jan. 3. COURT CIRCULAR. Viscount Melbourne left town soon after three o'clock yes terday aiternoon, on a visit to the Quern, at Windsor Castle. Previous to the departure of the Noble Viscount the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, and Lord Glenelg, had an interview with his Lordship in Downing-street. A deputation from the Church Missionary Society, com posed of Lord Bexley, Lord Ashley, Sir R. H. Inglis, the Hon. Captain Maude, the Hon. Captain Waldegrave, Mr. Garratt, Rev. W. Jowett, and Mr. Coates, had an interview with Lord Glenelg yesterday, at the Colonial-office. A meeting of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt was held yesterday afternoon at the Treasury. The Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, and the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery at, tended. Despatches from Sir J. Harvey, Governor of New Bruns. wick, and from Sir C. Campbell, Governor of Nova Scotia, were received yesterday morning, at the Colonial-othco. The Marquis of Lansdowne left Holland House, Kensing ton, yesterday afternoon, on his return to Bowood Park. Wilts. Lord Hill had an interview with Lord Glenelg yesterday, at the Colonial-office. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday, on a visit to Sir G. Philips, at Weston House, Chipping Norton. The French Ambassador transacted business yesterday, At the Foreign-office. Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial office for the Governors of the Canadas, New Brunswick, and. Nova Scotia. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Major Jebb, at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn.streiet, from Lyme Regis ; Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Salomons, in Upper Wim pole-street, from Brighton. DEPARTURES. Lord Falkland and Lord Frcd. Fitzclarence, frot n the Cla rendon Hotel, for Hanwick Hall, Suttercliffe, Du rham ; the Earl and Countess of Wilton, from ditto, for Mf.lton Mow bray ; the lion. Thos. Orde Poulett, from the Lc), idon Hotel, for his seat in Yorkshire ; Mr. Duff, M. P., froaa Pall-mall, on a visit to leis father, Gen. Sir Alexander Duff, at Paris ; Rear-Admiral the Hon. George Elliott, for Plymouth, to as sume the naval command of the Cape of Good Hope station; Mr. Bingley, from the Park Hotel, for Hampton Court ; Sir Fred. Trench, from Bolton-street, for Belvoir Castle, Lei cestershire. The Duke of Somerset and his Duchess are dis playing hospitality at Storer House, near Torquay, Devon. Lord Craven is entertaining a family circle, and other friends, at Combe Abbey, WarwichshiTe. Lord and Lady Verulam, Lady Mary Grimston, Hon. Edward Grim ston, Miss Grimston, and Lady Catherine Barham, are of the party. Bclvoir Castle will be the scene of great festivity for several days to come, on the occasion of the Duke of Ruttand's birth-day, when his Grace completes his 70th year. The Duke of Wellington has already arrived, and the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland are expected in the course of to- day. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond are t,eeing but little company at Goodwood, the circle comprisii ig but few Noble Friends. The Earl of Aberdeen has arrivtd on a visit to the Noble Duke and Duchess. Mr. C. W. Codrington, M.P., who is staying at Badminton, visiting their Graces, met with a serious accident, a few days since, while hunting, by falling from hi.a horse. The Hon. Gentleman had his right shoulder-bone broken, but is now recovering from the effects, Lord Audley who lately succeeded his farrier in the title, will come of age on the 16th instant. The lat e p e er had a pension, which the present peer has not claimed. Count Claus Mactinitz, the new Austrian envoy to the Court of Russia, is brother-in-law to Earl Clanwilliam, having married his Lordship's sister, Lady Sehna Meade. The Earl of Lonsdale's birth-day 'ryas celebrated with great rejoicing at Whitehaven, Maryport, Appleby, Ken dal, Penrith, Hensingham, Carlisle, &c., on Friday last. Lord Brougham has removed from Berkeley-square to Belgrave-street. The Earl of Listowell has bought one of the splendid mansions in Belgrave-square for lii‘ future town residence. The Dowager Lady Listowell will continue to reside: at the late Earl's residence, at Kensington-gore. Lord Ado:phus Fitzclarence has been re-'appointcd, for three years from the Ist ult , Captain of the Royal George yacht, at Portsmouth, the emoluments of which are 7501. per annum. The only duties at present attached to the command are those of attending courts-martial on board the flag-ship at Portsmouth. Lord Arthur Lennox, who commands a company in the 71st Light Infantry, commanded by the lion. Col. Grey, is not expected to accompany that regiment to Canada, where it is ordered, owing to his Lordship having to attend to his Parliamentary duties. Col. Dixon has been appointed to the command of the Royal Engineers at Guernsey, vice Haynes, deceased. By the demise of Sir Thomas Chapman, Bart., his eldest son, the Member for Westmeath, becomes Sir Montague Lowther Chapman, Bart. The Marquis of Sligo is suffering from ill health, caused by his residence in Jamaica. His Lordship and lama)" have arrived in Paris for the winter. The Duke of Wellington left Elverston Hall, the scat of Lord H,rrington, in Derbyshire, on WednesdNy, on visit to the Duke of Rutland, at Belvoir Castle. A party 10 5 ' invited to meet the illustrious Duke during his sojo'Arn at Ul verston. The descent down the steps into St. James's Park, ne ,r the York pillar, is very dangerous, particularly to the weak and the infirm, and to timid females. The 'danger could be obviated by having an iron hand-rail at each. side of th e steps, to which there could be no pcssibie objection, and which would be a great convenience 0 the public.